Tufo tubular tape and re-taping after winter?

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Hi Folks,

I just spent 30m taking off a tire from my front wheel that I taped
with Tufo Extreme tubular tape last summer. I was doing this because
conventional wisdom says that you must re-glue after letting tubulars
sit all winter. Tearing the tire off the front wheel seemed like a
complete waste of time -- that thing wasn't coming off for anything.
Given the front wheel experience, I'm inclined to leave the rear wheel
as-is. Anyone have a good reason I shouldn't do that?

Thanks,

Eric

 

[David L. Johnson]

On Mon, 04 Apr 2005 20:43:27 -0700, ericlambi wrote:

> Hi Folks,
>
> I just spent 30m taking off a tire from my front wheel that I taped
> with Tufo Extreme tubular tape last summer. I was doing this because
> conventional wisdom says that you must re-glue after letting tubulars
> sit all winter.

Who is it that maintains the font of conventional wisdom? If the glue is
good, the glue is good. If you have to wrestle the tire off the rim over
30 minutes, chances are it ain't gonna roll on the first downhill you
encounter. Actually, I'm surprised the tape held that well; "conventional
wisdom" also says that tape strips are not a safe way to attach a tubular.

> Tearing the tire off the front wheel seemed like a
> complete waste of time -- that thing wasn't coming off for anything.
> Given the front wheel experience, I'm inclined to leave the rear wheel
> as-is. Anyone have a good reason I shouldn't do that?

The maintainers of conventional wisdom will come get ya.

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David L. Johnson wrote:
> The maintainers of conventional wisdom will come get ya.

No, despite the information previously posted here that Tufo tape is
significantly different from the old tape on which the CW is based,
they'll just find a way to discount the new data. Here are some ideas
to help them along:

"The OP doesn't know how to remove a tubular"

"The OP is weak."

"The tape was old. When the OP rides the bike and applies the brakes,
the (old) tape will heat up and the tire will probably slide off the
rim before he can even pull over safely.

"Although the tape is almost impossible to get off at room temperature,
this is because at operating temperatures the glue in it softens,
leading to excessive tire squirm and rolling resistance, and an unsafe
condition likely to result in the tire rolling off the rim. To provide
even minimal functionality at operating temperatures, an excessive
amount of glue is required in the tape which makes it difficult to
remove. Try using a hair dryer or heat gun to soften the glue by
raising it to operating temperature before removing the tire. The tire
should slide off easily if there is not something else wrong with the
tape."